Pumpkin Patch

Georgia is so funny in her little pumpkin hat. She wants to wear it everywhere.

Zoe is quite the big girl. She picked out a huge pumpkin to take home with us.

Clayton looking for a pumpkin of his own.

I have been meaning to do this for the last couple of weeks, but better late than never. While Candi was here, we took a trip up to a pumpkin patch about 45 minutes away from us. They have the most beautiful pumpkins and gourds that I have ever seen. There was also a corn maze for the kids and a blumen patch where you can pick flowers. It was a beautiful fall day, and we had a great time.

1 month old

I can not believe that Lincoln is now 1 month old. The time has just flown by. We went to the doctor's office last week, and he weighed 7lbs 14oz. He is much smaller than the other kids, but he is definitely growing.

Life with 4 kids is taking some getting used to, but we seem to be adjusting pretty well. Clayton, Zoe and Georgia love having Lincoln around, and they have all been a huge help to me.

Zoe's 4th Birthday

Can you believe it? Zoe is now 4 years old! But she acts like a six year old. For her birthday, we went to Sternenland, which is a giant indoor playground. It is like the McDonald's playground but much bigger and the tubes are big enough for parents to crawl through. Brad loved having an excuse to chase Georgia all over the playground. It also has giant slides and trampolines. The kids especially loved the mini go karts that they could drive on their own.

Later we had a family party here at home with Nana Candi. It was a My Little Pony theme party. Zoe was very excited about all of her presents. She got a My Little Pony Teacup toyhouse, a pony outfit and a bunch of other girly treats.

Burg Eltz

It's always good when visitors come to see us because it gets us out to new places. We decided to take Brad's mom to a nearby castle, Burg Eltz. The castle was established in 1157. It is located in a river valley on the Mosel River, in Southwest Germany. It was built up over several years, but it has remained virtually unchanged since its completion. Unlike other German castles, it was never destroyed by war. The Eltz family has owned the castle for overy 800 years, and still owns it today. Apparently, no one lives there on a regular basis, but they do stay from time to time.

We arrived at the castle around 3:00 p.m. and decided to take the "shuttle" down the hill to the castle. It was a good decision, if for no other reason than to avoid getting ran over by the crazy shuttle driver. We were fortunate enough to get an English speaking tour despite the fact that castle does not have scheduled English tours. Unfortunately, we were not allowed to take any photos inside the castle rooms.


It was one of the best castle tours we have been on. The castle is still decorated with a lot of the original furniture, paintings and tapestries. It was interesting but not too long, which is important when you have four kids five and under on the tour.